ZHENG-WEI CHENCHO-KAI WUPING-HUNG KUOHSAO-HSUN HSUCHENG-HSUAN TSAICHIEN-TING PANJUEY-JEN HWANGCHI-LUN KOYU-SEN HUANGOgo, TakeshiTakeshiOgoYEN-HUNG LIN2021-05-112021-05-112021-030929-6646https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/560670Data on the efficacy and safety of balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) in Taiwanese patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) are lacking. In this study, we evaluated the effects of BPA on clinical parameters including hemodynamics, echocardiography and functional status in patients with inoperable CTEPH in Taiwan.enBalloon pulmonary angioplasty; Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension; Pulmonary hemodynamic[SDGs]SDG3amino terminal pro brain natriuretic peptide; riociguat; sildenafil; adult; Article; artificial ventilation; balloon pulmonary angioplasty; cardiopulmonary function; chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension; clinical article; clinical effectiveness; clinical outcome; data analysis software; deep vein thrombosis; diabetes mellitus; echocardiography; endotracheal intubation; extravasation; female; functional status; heart catheterization; heart output; heart right atrium pressure; hemodynamics; hemoptysis; human; hypertension; lung angiography; lung artery pressure; lung blood vessel; lung edema; lung embolism; lung hemodynamics; lung vascular resistance; male; middle aged; patient safety; percutaneous transluminal angioplasty; protein blood level; pulmonary artery occlusion pressure; pulmonary hypertension; retrospective study; six minute walk test; Taiwan; tricuspid valve regurgitation; World Health Organization; chronic disease; complication; lung embolism; pulmonary artery; pulmonary hypertension; treatment outcome; Chronic Disease; Humans; Hypertension, Pulmonary; Pulmonary Artery; Pulmonary Embolism; Retrospective Studies; Taiwan; Treatment Outcomejournal article10.1016/j.jfma.2020.09.016330329052-s2.0-85092060136